---
name: "cyrus-cyr_userseen"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "cyrus-common"
version: "3.10.2-1+deb13u2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cyrus-cyr_userseen"
---

# cyrus-cyr\_userseen(8)

Cyrus IMAP documentation is used to clear seen state information for the mail store. WARNING:

## NAME

cyr\_userseen - Cyrus IMAP documentation

is used to clear seen state information for the mail store.

**WARNING:**

This command *does not* take a constraining argument but acts on the *entire* mail store, removing *all* user seen state for all mailboxes and all users.

## SYNOPSIS

```
cyr_userseen [ -C config-file ] [ -d ]
```

## DESCRIPTION

**cyr\_userseen will clear all user seen state for the mail store.**

**Running without any options will show what** *would* **be done, but will** **not actually alter existing state.**

**cyr\_userseen reads its configuration options out of the** *[imapd.conf(5)](/imapd.conf/5.md)* **file unless specified otherwise by -C.**

## OPTIONS

- **-C config-file**

  **Use the specified configuration file** *config-file* **rather than the default** *[imapd.conf(5)](/imapd.conf/5.md)***.**

- **-d, --delete**

  **Actually delete all user seen state information.**

## EXAMPLES

```
cyr_userseen
```

**Display what would be changed were the -d flag used.**

```
cyr_userseen -d
```

**Delete all user seen state for all mailboxes in mail store.**

## FILES

**/etc/imapd.conf**

## SEE ALSO

*[imapd.conf(5)](/imapd.conf/5.md)*

## AUTHOR

**The Cyrus Team, Nic Bernstein (Onlight)**

## COPYRIGHT

**1993–2025, The Cyrus Team**